USGS Streamgage 06155030
Milk River near Dodson, MT
Milk River near Dodson, MT is USGS streamgage 06155030 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10050004. It drains a watershed of about 11,134 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1982. Typical flow runs near 28.1 cfs in July and 13.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 11,134 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,267 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10050004
- Coordinates
- 48.40278, -108.29409
- USGS site number
- 06155030
- Records begin
- 1982-09-28 (44 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 44 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | 59.7 | — | |
| February | — | 72.2 | — | |
| March | 9.1 | 59.2 | 874.7 | |
| April | 2 | 13.9 | 1,356.6 | |
| May | 2.7 | 63.1 | 1,228.3 | |
| June | 3.3 | 40.4 | 1,370.3 | |
| July | 1.8 | 28.1 | 460.1 | |
| August | 0.6 | 11.9 | 168.5 | |
| September | 0.1 | 12.1 | 368.7 | |
| October | 0.8 | 52.6 | 391.5 | |
| November | 0 | 69.1 | 419.7 | |
| December | 0 | 48.2 | 274.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Milk River at Malta, MT
- Milk River at Juneberg Bridge near Saco, MT
- West Fork Beaver Creek near Rocky Boy, MT
- Beaver Creek ab Elk Creek, near Rocky Boy, MT
- Beaver Creek at Reservoir Bndry near Rocky Boy, MT
- Milk River at Havre, MT
- Clear Creek near Chinook, MT
- Milk River at Merrill Rd, near Harlem, MT